Steven Adams vs. Kobe Bryant: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Kobe Bryant and Steven Adams to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

Kobe Bryant is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and also has one of the highest career averages in league history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Steven Adams.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Kobe Bryant has better scoring stats than Steven Adams in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 20 NBA regular seasons played, Kobe Bryant averages 16.2 points more than Steven Adams in his 12 seasons (25.0 points against 8.8), and he also scored a total of 26,803 points more (33,643 vs. 6,840).

Points Per Game			Seasons
Steven Adams	8.8		12
Kobe Bryant	25.0	+16.2	20

Total Points			Seasons
Steven Adams	6,840		12
Kobe Bryant	33,643	+26,803	20

Scoring Titles
Steven Adams	0
Kobe Bryant	2	+2

Points by Thresholds

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

= NBA Scoring Leader

= NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
Steven Adams	3.3		2014	81
Kobe Bryant	7.6	+4.3	1997	71

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Steven Adams	7.7		2015	70
Kobe Bryant	15.4	+7.7	1998	79

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Steven Adams	8.0		2016	80
Kobe Bryant	19.9	+11.9	1999	50

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Steven Adams	11.3		2017	80
Kobe Bryant	22.5	+11.2	2000	66

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Steven Adams	13.9		2018	76
Kobe Bryant	28.5	+14.6	2001	68

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Steven Adams	13.9		2019	80
Kobe Bryant	25.2	+11.3	2002	80

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Steven Adams	10.9		2020	63
Kobe Bryant	30.0	+19.1	2003	82

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Steven Adams	7.6		2021	58
Kobe Bryant	24.0	+16.4	2004	65

Season 9	Points per game		Year	Games
Steven Adams	6.9		2022	76
Kobe Bryant	27.6	+20.7	2005	66

Season 10	Points per game		Year	Games
Steven Adams	8.6		2023	42
Kobe Bryant	35.4	+26.8	2006	80

Season 11	Points per game		Year	Games
Steven Adams	3.9		2025	58
Kobe Bryant	31.6	+27.7	2007	77

Season 12	Points per game		Year	Games
Steven Adams	6.5		2026	15
Kobe Bryant	28.3	+21.8	2008	82

Kobe Bryant's additional seasons:

* Kobe Bryant played 8 seasons more than Steven Adams in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 13 to 20, from 2009 to 2016—he averaged 25.1 points in a total of 480 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 27.9 ppg and his lowest 13.8.

Playoffs

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
Steven Adams	3.9		2014	18
Kobe Bryant	8.2	+4.3	1997	9

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Steven Adams	-	DNP	2015	0
Kobe Bryant	8.7	+8.7	1998	11

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Steven Adams	10.1		2016	18
Kobe Bryant	19.8	+9.7	1999	8

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Steven Adams	8.0		2017	5
Kobe Bryant	21.1	+13.1	2000	22

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Steven Adams	10.5		2018	6
Kobe Bryant	29.4	+18.9	2001	16

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Steven Adams	11.8		2019	5
Kobe Bryant	26.6	+14.8	2002	19

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Steven Adams	10.1		2020	7
Kobe Bryant	32.1	+22.0	2003	12

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Steven Adams	-	DNP	2021	0
Kobe Bryant	24.5	+24.5	2004	22

Season 9	Points per game		Year	Games
Steven Adams	3.4	+3.4	2022	7
Kobe Bryant	-	DNP	2005	0

Season 10	Points per game		Year	Games
Steven Adams	-	DNP	2023	0
Kobe Bryant	27.9	+27.9	2006	7

Season 11	Points per game		Year	Games
Steven Adams	5.7		2025	7
Kobe Bryant	32.8	+27.1	2007	5

Season 12	Points per game		Year	Games
Steven Adams	-	DNP *	2026	0
Kobe Bryant	30.1	+30.1	2008	21
* season in progress

Kobe Bryant's additional Playoffs:

* During his 8 additional NBA seasons, Kobe Bryant played in 4 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 28.7 points in a total of 68 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 30.2 ppg and his lowest 22.8.